To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Latest action · May 7, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2011 the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Cosponsors 134
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 13, 2009 to Dec 1, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | David Wu | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-ID | Walter Minnick | May 13, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-AL | Bobby Bright | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-LA | John Fleming | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Michael E. McMahon | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 15, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | May 15, 2009 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | May 19, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | May 20, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Jun 3, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jun 11, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Ron Klein | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 17, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 17, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Donald A. Manzullo | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Mark H. Schauer | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 7, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 9, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jul 13, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Kathleen A. Dahlkemper | Jul 15, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Jul 23, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Peter Hoekstra | Jul 24, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jul 28, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Jul 29, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Sep 14, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Sep 15, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Sep 21, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Thomas S.P. Perriello | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Travis Childers | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Sep 29, 2009 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 1, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Oct 15, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Dec 1, 2009 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Dec 1, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Dec 1, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 7, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2009Introduced in House
- May 7, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 28 | Teacher Tax Reduction Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jan 6, 2009 |
| HR 2431 | America's Teachers Tax Relief Act | Related bill | May 14, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2009Introduced in House
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